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Lemma: dakṣa (m)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
a cock (MW)
a general lover (MW)
a law-giver (MW)
a particular form of temple (MW)
ability (MW)
disposition (MW)
energy (MW)
evil disposition (MW)
fire (MW)
fitness (MW)
mental power (MW)
name of a man with the patr. Pārvati (MW)
name of a plant (MW)
name of a son of Garuda (MW)
name of a son of Uśinara (MW)
name of an Āditya (identified with Prajāpati) (MW)
name of one of the 5 Kānyakubja Brāhmans from whom the Bengal Brāhmans are said to have sprung (MW)
name of one of the Prajāpatis (MW)
strength of will (MW)
talent (MW)
Śiva's bull (MW)
Topic
Frequency
Genealogies 53
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī 31
Soma 24
Agni 24
Cosmogony (gen.) 18
Creation of the world 17
Indra 17
agniṣṭoma 17
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 15
Varuṇa 14
Pārvatī 13
Tīrthas 12
Medicine 10
Mitra 9
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman 8
Viśve devāḥ 7
Cosmogony 7
Soma sacrifice 7
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun 7
fever, jvara, takman 7
Vāta, Vāyu, wind 6
avatāras 5
Bhakti 5
agnicayana 5
pralaya, destruction of the world 5
Prajāpati's children 4
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca 4
healing rituals, against diseases 4
paraṃparā, transmission of a text, list of teachers 4
twelve-day Soma rite, dvādaśāha 4
Aśvins 3
Shivaism, Śiva 3
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman 3
Sacrifice, yajña 3
animal sacrifice, paśubandha 3
Cosmology 3
creates fever 3
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice 3
for protection, safety, and luck 3
botany, plants 3
cow 2
kāmyeṣṭi 2
Ṛbhus 2
altar, vedi 2
Himālaya 2
ājya hymns 2
sacrificial fire 2
Vṛtra and Indra 2
ṣaḍaha 2
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) 2
Skanda 2
penance, prāyaścitta 2
sahasranāman 2
prāyaścitta 2
varṇas, castes 2
Mahābhārata 2
Therapy 2
Religion and Philosophy 2
Kashmirian Shivaism 2
Alchemy 2
śrāddha 2
prauga śastra 1
errors, mistakes in sacrifice 1
agnihotra 1
King, rājanīti 1
nāḍīvijñāna 1
Vedic hymns, śastras 1
Theatre, nāṭyaśāstra 1
saṃnyāsa 1
for long life, longevity, old age 1
dharma 1
udayanīyā, udayanīyeṣṭi 1
rājasūya 1
pravargya 1
Sāṃkhya 1
vapāhoma 1
Kaśyapa 1
mahāvrata 1
dadhigharma 1
piṇḍapitṛyajña 1
vapā, omentum, Netzhaut 1
ārbhava pavamāna 1
abhiplava 1
pṛṣṭha 1
grahagrahaṇa 1
vānaprastha 1
Dharmaśāstra 1
Asceticism, tapas 1
upasad 1
somakraya, -vikraya, buying Soma 1
cāturmāsya 1
dākṣāyaṇayajña 1
takman 1
against enemies, armies, weapons 1
dyāvāpṛthivī, heaven and earth 1
Underworld, hell, naraka 1
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra 1
Dakṣa 1
long live, āyus 1
war 1
travelling, making a journey 1
weapons, arms 1
pūjā 1
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu 1
worship 1
Marutta 1
ātman 1
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites 1
raktapitta 1
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña 1
Churning of the Milk Ocean 1
Manu, manvantara 1
for material success, riches, wealth, prosperity 1
Time 1
Prophesy 1
against evil 1
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha 1
Nara-Nārāyaṇa 1
Uṣas 1
Ādityas 1
(Im-)purity 1
tulāpuruṣa 1
marriage, wedding 1
Behaviour, strīdharma 1
saṃskāras 1
Prajāpati 1
Bṛhaspati 1
Stories 1
Pūṣan 1
āgnimāruta 1
Concept Notes Count Dakṣa name of one of the Prajāpatis 40 ability the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment 12 cock adult male bird 3 cock adult male chicken 1 disposition a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing: "a swelling with a disposition to rupture" 1 fitness good physical condition; being in shape or in condition 1 will a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way" 1 purpose an anticipated outcome that is intended or guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" 1
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